THE DYBBUK (BETWEEN TWO WORLDS) YIDDISH-ENGLISH EDITION x, 192 pp.
Yiddish and English on facing pages. The Dybbuk, by S. An-sky
(1863-1920) is the crown jewel of the Jewish theatre, the most
renowned, most beloved, most translated, and most performed of all
Jewish plays. It was first performed in Yiddish by the Vilna Troupe
in Warsaw in 1920, and by the Habima Theatre in Moscow in 1922. It
has subsequently been performed thousands of times all over the
world in a score of languages. It is still being performed well
into the 21st Century. As an agnostic Socialist, An-sky
enigmatically wrote this play which favorably depicts a late 19th
Century Hasidic community. A young maiden in love with one youth
being forced to marry another is the kernel of the play around
which the rest is developed: the dybbuk himself. A dybbuk is
usually defined as a malevolent spirit that inhabits the body of a
living person. An-sky's dybbuk is unique in that the spirit of the
unsuccessful lover inhabits the body of the hapless bride. That is,
the two love each other. This is the nature of the tragedy. ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Fernando Penalosa, born in 1925 in Berkeley,
California, is Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, California State
University, Long Beach. He has carried out research in California,
Hawaii, Mexico, Guatemala, Israel, and Macedonia, and has written
and published books in a number of fields. A convert to Judaism in
1965, Penalosa is selftaught in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Jewish
studies. He has published translations from Yiddish, Hebrew,
German, Akatek Mayan, and from and to Spanish. A more remote
connection to Judaism is documented by the frequent occurrence of
the surname Penalosa in the archives of the Spanish Inquisition.
His family is descended from a Converso who came to Mexico with
Hernan Cortes and the other Spanish invaders in 1520.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2014 |
First published: |
2014 |
Translators: |
Fernando Penalosa
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Authors: |
S. Ansky
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
204 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4948-3753-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
General
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LSN: |
1-4948-3753-6 |
Barcode: |
9781494837532 |
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